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N. c. FERRIS v APPARATUS FOR wmmus MusIc ROLLS Ofiginal Filed May a, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet? Patented Apr. 24, 1923.

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NUNEZ CLARENCE FERRIS, OF 'B ROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T ELIZABETH F. BOYLE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

'APPARAIUS FOR WINDING MUSIC ROLLS.

Application filed May 3, 1920, Serial No. 378,548.

To all whom it may cancer/1 Be it known that I, NUNnz CLARENCE Fnn- RIs, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Apparatus for Winding Music Rolls, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to apparatus for spooling music sheets, and the object of the invention is to provide simple, easily operated, power-driven mechanism for rotating simultaneously a plurality of spools and guiding the sheets thereto, with meanswhereby the operator may turn any of such spools in advance independently of the others in initiating the winding operation orfor other purposes.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement by which the above and other objects are attained, to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification and show the invention as it has been carried out in practice.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the com plete winding machine.

Figure 2 is a vertical section, partly in elevation, on a larger scale, taken on the line 22 in Figure 1, showing the spool operating mechanism.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of one of the driven devices for holding the spool during the winding operation.

Figure 4 is an end view of the same. Figure 5 is a front elevation of one of the driving sprocket-wheels and its clutch, for

rotating the driven device shown in Figures 3 and 4.

Figure 6 is a face view of sprocket-wheel and clutch.

Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

A A are uprights or legs supporting a table A on which is a plate B of sheet metal forming the upper face of the table and having transverse flanges or ribs B arranged in pairs, spaced to match to a music sheet received between such pairs, and guide such such driving Renewed September 22, 1922.

Serial No. 589,917.

may be a master-sheet.

' On the rear of the table is ahorizontally disposed rack, not shown, 'on which the music sheets M are hung in position to be drawn across the table to the spools. latter, only one of which is shown, marked The N in Figure l, are received in holders mounted on a vertical front board A adjacent the table top. Each consists of a bracket D having a hollow head D in which is mounted a bar or slide D having its outer end rounded to match to a corresponding recess, not shown, in one end of the spool, and its inner end abutting against a helical spring D within the head. A pin D extending radially from the slide is received in a longitudinal slot 0? in the head and serves to limit the axial movement of the slide and prevent its withdrawal.

In the head D opposite to the slide, is fixed a stud D having a head D on which is mounted a sprocket-wheel I) having on its outer face a bridge D extending over the head D of the stud andequipped with'a transverse rib D adapted to engage in the usual notch or slit, not shown, in the opposite end of a spool N.

The spools are inserted by engaging the rounded slide D in one end and by forcing the slide inwardly against its spring, engaging the slit at the other end of the spool with the rib D of the next bracket D, and, the brackets are so disposed relatively to each other and to the sheet-channels on the plate B, as to present the spools in exact alinement with such channels and sheets.

i The spools are rotated in the direction to a shelf A below the level of the table.

Each

sprocket-wheel F is held between collars F F fixed on the shaft, and the collar F carries ratchet teethF engaged by a pawl F on the sprocket-wheel F held in engagement by a spring F.

yielding The shaft F is revolved by a belt, not shown, running on a pulley F from any suitable motor, not shown, controlled by the operator.

The sheets lie in the channels on the plate B and are attached at their ends to the cores of the spools by the attendant; the ratchet and pawl permits the operator to rotate the spools independently by hand in the winding direction for the required number of turns to insure frictional engagement, and the shaft F is then rotated, imparting motion through the sprocket-wheels and chains to the spools, thus drawing the sheets from the table, exposing them for inspection during their traverse across the plate B onwhich they are guided by the ribs B, and winding them smoothly upon the spools.

By forming the table top of the metal plate B, a plane smooth surface is obtained capable of withstanding the wear of the sheets, and not liable to become warped or otherwise changed by atmospheric conditions of heat and moisture.

G is a shaft mounted in uprights A above the table at the rear, driven by a belt E from a pulley E on the shaft F to a pulley E The shaft G carries a series of depending links G in which is mounted a shaft G pro vided with cylindrical brushes G located to match each to a sheet in its traverse from the rack to the table top. The brush shaft G is rotated by a sprocket chain G at one end, running on sprocket-wheels on the shafts G and G The shaft G with the links G forms a suspended frame which may be swung to bring the brushes G into wiping contact with the surface of the sheets and thus loosen and brush away any disks of paper not wholly detached or removed in, the perforating process, or other shreds of paper or other foreign matter adhering to the surface of the sheet. The brushes are swung into and out of such contact by the attendant through any suitable means.

On the front edge of the table is a series of strips or members H, over which the sheets pass in their traverse from the table to the spools. Each member is hollow, having a narrow slit or mouth, not shown, extending along its upper edge, adapted by means of a partial vacuum in its interior to cause any particles of dust or shreds of pa per in the perforations of the sheet to be drawn therefrom by suction and thus free the sheet from matter liable to enter the tracker-board apertures of a playing mechanism with which the sheet is to serve.

J is a shaft extending longitudinally beneath the table and suspended from the latter by hangers A. It carries a lever of bell crank form, the horizontal arm of which carries a horizontally disposed rod on which are pivoted the lower ends of vert ca Tod-S J extending through the table A and plate B between adjacent pairs of ribs B, and each carries at its upper end a yoke J equipped with a pair of separated horizontal transverse rollers J serving as antifriction guides for a bar L loosely mounted in the yokes and arranged to be reciprocated by hand longitudinally of the table and above the latter.

In the bar L and over each sheet-channel is loosely mounted a short vertical shaft or pintle L held to the bar by collars L above and below the bar, and free to rotate in the latter while moving therewith. Each pintle carries at the lower end a bifurcated radial arm L in which is mounted a circular disk or wheel.

The wheels L of the series, on each side of the centre, are provided with inking rollers L mounted on the arm L and are adapted to print each an expression line on the sheet passing beneath it when lowered thereon. The central wheel L of the series is shown as not equipped with an ink roller and is intended to be guided along the expression line on the central master-sheet and thus cause the printing wheels L to produce corresponding lines on their sheets.

The bar L and its wheels and rollers are held suspended above the table during the introduction of the sheets and are lowered during the winding operation. These rising and sinking movements are effected through one of the levers which is connected through a rod J to a foot lever J pivotally mounted in a portion A of the frame at the midlength of the apparatus. By depressing the outer end of the foot lever the rods J 2 and their connections will be raised, and on releasing the foot lever, will be lowered by gravity.

To permit the series of wheels L and L to descend, the outer end of the foot lever K is depressed and the rods J and their equipment sink by gravity until supported by the wheels L and L upon the sheets. The attendant then grasps the bar L and moves it in the yokes J to cause the central wheel L to follow the expression line on the master sheet as the latter traverses across the table, and in doing so causes the printing wheel L to describe similar paths on the other sheets and print corresponding lines thereon. tions is then raised by depressing the foot lever J and held in the elevated position until again lowered.

S S are idle sprocket-wheels mounted on the board A and engaging the sprocket chains F to induce the desired tension in the latter by taking up any slack.

Modifications may be made in the forms and proportions of the mechanisms without departing from the principle of the invention, and parts may be used without the The bar L and its connec--' whole. The apparatus may be constructed to treat a greater or less number of sheets than here shown,

I claim 2-- 1. In an apparatus of the character set forth, a series of spool holders in axial alinement, each arranged to receive a spool, a shaft, means for driving the same, means for rotating simultaneously a plurality of spools and guiding sheets thereto, means for permitting of turning any of such spools in advance independently of the others in initiating the Winding operation, and suction means for freeing the sheets, from dust during their passage through the apparatus.

:2. In an apparatus of the character set forth, a series of spooling devices, each comprising a head, a yielding slide in one end of said head adapted to engage one end of a spool, a sprocket-Wheel loosely mounted at the opposite end of said head having means for positively engaging the opposite end of an adjacent spool, a shaft, a series of sprocket-Wheels on said shaft, and sprocket chains running on said sprocket-Wheels.

8. The spooling device described, comprising a head having means for engaging the adjacent ends of two adjacent spools, a driven sprocket-Wheel for rotating one of said spools, a shaft, a clutch connecting said shaft to said driving sprocket-Wheel, and a sprocket chain running on said sprocket-Wheels.

4L. The spooling device described, comprising a head having means for engaging the adjacent ends of two adjacent spools, a driven sprock et-wheel for rotating one of said spools, a shaft, a driving sprocketwheel loosely mounted on said shaft, a ratchet Wheel fixed on said shaft, a paWl on said driving-sprocket-wheel, in engagement with said ratchet Wheel, and a sprocket chain running on said sprocket-Wheels.

5. In an apparatus of the character set forth, a series of spooling devices, each comprising a head, a yielding slide in one end i of said head adapted to engage one end of a spool, a sprocket-Wheel loosely mounted at the opposite end of said head having means for positively engaging the opposite end of an adjacent spool, a shaft, a series of sprocket-Wheels on said shaft, sprocket chains running on said sprocket-Wheels, and means whereby such spools are rotatable independently in the Winding direction.

In testimony that I claim the invention above set forth I aflix my signature.

NUNEZ CLARENCE FERRIS. 

